How Much Does the President of the United States Make?

During the second presidential debate, we heard President Obama take a jab at Mitt Romney's wealth, joking, "I don't look at my pension. It's not as big as yours, so it doesn't take as long." But compared to the average American, the nation's top dog still takes home a serious chunk of change — and is entitled to certain financial benefits — each year. How much? Take our quiz to find out!

How Much Does the President of the United States Make?

What is the president's annual salary?

How large is the president's annual expense account?

What does the government allocate to the president for travel expenses?

And about that pension . . . how much will President Obama be paid once he leaves office?

There should be a limit to how much a candidate can spend on a campaign. I don't think a president should get a salary. Why? Because everything is provided for him already. Food, place to live, travel, security, assistants, etc... Pretty sure designers send them clothes all the time. Swag...I want to see a list of presidential swag. Those little feebies are a constant...and yes I know they aren't supposed to keep gifts...but seriously...they get to use them! Retirement---they get to keep whatever campaign contributions they don't spend so....that's a retirement. If there was a cap on how much of those donations they could spend then the rest would automatically be a retirement. If I as a taxpayer lose sleep over my lack of retirement and pending loss of what SSI I should get at retirement...so should he.